Diaper



V. BLAKE Dec. 4, 1951 DIAPER 2 YSHEETS--SHEET 1 Filed Oct. 1, 1949INVENTOR.

V. BLAKE Dec. 4, 1953 DIAPER 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2 Filed Oct.

m m m W Patented Dec. 4, 1951 l Ee- PATENT OFFICE iolaima (01. 128-287)-This: invention relates toia diaperf structures The: chiefi object offthe} present inventiom is? tocprovide in:a.-diapera moisturezrepellant,or; water blocking; sheet; of:f"fiexiblei material; whiclr. can/ beremovedli to. permit: boiling washing: and: ironing off the? other:portions of: saidr. diaper. and wherein the: blocking sheetiim use atail: times: isf fully masked orrcovered s'o thata-imthatidiaperz usethis: sheet cannot: have. contactiiwithzthez fants skin.

The chiefzfature ofitties-present inventiomresides: in forming: anpocket-1m: a" diaper which pocketv is adaptedi to 1 receives a2. water:blocking; or: mDiStiIle: repelling: sheet, andi whicln. sheen; fullyconcealed so that? whemthesdianerrstructuree is mounted for use no partof said blocking sheet? is exposed for contactwithatheskinzofctheidnfant.

The; fact: that: the: blocking: sheet; is; both; removable and; covered:provides that: any suitable blocking sheet material. may: be'rutilized'regard-P- lessz of: whether: it upon: skin surface contact: would?cause? sores; etc;,. or: whether it cam be hoiled;..wa-slied onironedf:without undue:=deterio-- ration,- etc;

The: present:- invention: accordingly} permits. a: sing-lei: blocking:sheet tobe:- interchangeably; utilized ini a plurality-of diapers; This:permits; a set" of diapers-z tosberlsolda as aaunlt with butonecblocking:sheetztherebytreducingrtheun'it cost peridiapenp Otherobjects? andu features; off the invention will her-set: forth-:mo're;fully hereinafter.

'llherfulhnaturesoi theeinvention willbeeundem stood from theaccompanying;drawings andithe fOllGWiIigZdi-ZSCHD'HGHEIM claim:

In the drawings Fig. 1 is a plantviewx ofiioneeembodiment of theinvention looking atutheninside or; absorbing surface side thereof.

Fig. 2 is a sectional view of said diaper struc- 40 ture.

Fig;.3fiis a plan view onaas'econd embodiment of thecinvention...

Fig. 4 is a sectional viewlthereofu Fig. 5 is a plan view ofa;thirdembodiment of 4a the invention.

Fig; 6isa=sectionalviewthreoff Fig: 7 is a plan"- view with successiveportions turned back and -ofa-further form of the invention.

Reference is first had to Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawings wherein l0indicates the outside sheet or cover fabric or body that can be of anysuitable material determinable by the purchaser's and/or colorsand/ordecoration which may take theform of? notion type edgings well known' inthe infant garment trade;

1' generally-indicates one-or more-layers of waterabsorbing;sheet"material.t If-of more than one layer, they may be ofdissimilar material and in some instancesmaycomprise a pad-likeformation. Thisportionxof the garment broadly is: termedi the pad:portion because it is of" ab-- sorbingtor blotting" type. The layer thatis outer most? preferably is that known as: birds eye diaperrclothorequivalentmaterial.

l2 indicates'an' intermediate water repellant,- moisturei blocking:sheet material that, prevents moisture in the-inner sheet or pad II frompassing to and wetting the outer sheet aforesaid.

The: foregoing; broad description applies to all forms: of; theinvention hereindisclosed as Well asr-many others patented: or otherwisewhich seek tordisplace the-concurrent use of 'ordinarydiapers withtapairxof so-called rubberpants, suchconventional usage-having; manypresent-well-known objections;

Again:referring-tto'rFigs. l-and 2;Athe body portion llrrcomprisestwoalayers Ill -and- IO peripherally securedstogetherat [0 as by'sewing.It iss generally of" hourglass form: havin reentrant central'portionWand-band forming'end portions IhandtlE; The latterrmay'have includedtherein; elastic: tape IS: The aforesaid body may, mount suitableconnectors as complementary snap ia'stenerscl land :I 8;,

Superposedi upon and: suitably secured to body Hlrfaszbysewing l9; alongthree sidesis the pad portion Hr aforesaid; comprised of one or morelayers of absorbingrmaterial such as: birds-eye diaper cloth.AILIayers-preferably arexperipherailysewedtogether. Herein endl l is notfixed tovthes body I 0;so that- -a..pocket .is formedsby thepa'dzandioody:

The pad: I I is also-ofliourglass' form but herein is' not asilongfas-rb'ody' lll 'nori'as wide at the band portiom8; Herein:it"is"aswideiat-the reentrant central portions: 1 3.

and* is automatically locked' in place by virtue;

of its hourglass form and disposition in an hourglass outlined pocket.

No special skill is required for proper insertion primary desire forornamentation or quality because unless it is properly located it willform a crease or creases readily evident through the pad because thelatter then will not lie flat. When the diaper is soiled or wet, thesoil or moisture does not pass from the pad to the body. The blockingsheet can be interchangeably utilized in any number of diapers unlesssoiled. Consequently, a set of three or four diapers (less waterproofsheets 12) and one waterproof sheet |2a setcan be used for a half day ora days travel or two or more sets can be so used.

Reference will now be had to Figs. 3 and 4 wherein a somewhat similarform of diaper is illustrated. Numerals of the one hundred seriesdesignate parts similar or identical to the parts designated by thecomparable primary numerals in Figs. 1 and 2. 7'

This form is characterized by the pad having a plurality of layers ofabsorbing material, the

innermost of which is sewed about its entire peripheral edge to the bodyportion H0. The

exposed and supplementary other layers of the pad III are secured alongtheir longitudinal reentrant portion including edges to the body. Thisleaves the band or crosswise ends open forming a longitudinally disposedhourglass form of pocket.

' In this pocket, open at opposite'ends, there may be inserted fromeither end and removed from either end an hourglass outlined blockingsheet H2 of lesser length and width as said pad. Both of these formsprovide diaper structures devoid of any fastening elements except suchas are necessary, such as safety pins, snap fasteners, etc., to securethe band ends together to mount the garment upon the body of themfant.

7 Reference will now be had to Figs. 5 and 6 wherein a further modifiedform of the invention is illustrated numerals of the two hundred seriesherein indicate parts identical or similar to those in Figs. 1 and 2 andFigs. 3 and 4 designated by the corresponding primary numerals or theone hundred series numerals respectively.

Herein the pad-like pocket of the Figs. '3 and 4 form is retained butinstead of having the pad structure 2 permanently attached to the body2l0 it is detachably secured thereto as by snap fasteners HI and 222,the complementary fastener portions being carried by the body and padrespectively reenforced by tapes 225. These fasteners are disposed atthe corners of the pad and are concealed or padded as shown so that nopart thereof or the blocking sheet 2l2 can touch the skin of the infant.If desired herein, the pad 2 and sheet 2I2 each may have, as 'well asthe pocket, a rectangular outline as illustrated or the hourglassoutline if desired.

Whenever itis desired, as in'the preceding form, to have three separateelements and not utilize the hourglass outline to prevent longitudinaldisplacement of the blocking sheets, the invention may partake of typeillustrated in Fig. 7'.

" 'In'this figure numerals of the three hundredv series are used todesignate parts similar or like parts designated by the primary numeralsor the one series or the two hundred series in Figs. 1 and 2, Figs. 3and 4, or Figs. 5 and 6, respectively.

Herein the blocking sheet 3I2 again is smaller in outline than theabsorbing pad 3. Herein each, at its four corners, is detachablyconnect- 4 ed to the body 3! as by snap fasteners 32I-322 and 323-424carried by pad and body and sheet and body respectively. As illustratedall fasteners and sheet 3l2 are covered by the pad so that no part ofthe former can contact the skin of the infant.

This form of the invention, as well as that shown in Figs. 5 and 6permits detachment of the pad from the body and also separation of thesheet from the structure so that in both instances the pad only need belaundered when wet or soiled. Here again only one blocking sheet isrequired for a plurality of diaper units as in Figs. 1

-to 4 and here also as in the Figs. 5 and 6 forms there may be sold butone body and one sheet for a'inultiplicity of pads.

also permits the manufacturer to standardize, in these two latter forms,upon a single type pad structure, a single type sheet structure and aninfinite number of body styles. Thus the mother can have one or-two playbodies, one formal 'body and one highly ornamental body for .the mostformal occasions, all of which, however, can be interchangeably usedwith a single sheet and a plurality of identical pads.

While the'invention has been illustrated and described in great detailin the drawings and foregoing description, the same is to be consideredas illustrative and not restrictive in character.

The several modifications described herein as well as others which willreadily suggest themselves to persons skilled in this art, all areconsidered to be within the broad scope of the invention, referencebeing had to the appended claim.

. The invention claimed is:

In a multiple piece diaper structure, a body portion, a pocket for ablocking sheet open at one end and secured along both sides and itsother end to said, portion, both sides of said pocket having re-entrantportions formed therein centrally of the ends thereof whereby saidpocket is substantially of hourglass configuration, and a blocking sheetof water repellent material for said pocket, said blocking sheet havingan area substantially that of but slightly less than the area ofsaid'pocket, the sides of said blocking sheet having re-entrant portionsformed therein centrally of the ends ofsaid sheet and correspondingwiththe re-entrant portions of said pocket whereby said blocking sheet maybe removably positioned in interfitting engagement within said pocket.

' VIRGINIA BLAKE.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent;

(1st addition to No. 514,933)

